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the family of oscar grant speaks out. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink possible. >>> loved ones of oscar grant returned to the place where he was killed to mark his death and issue a plea for change. four years along today oscar grant was shot to death by a bart police officer. the incident, as will you remember, was captured on cell phone video and ignited a firestorm of anger. rob roth is live in oakland with the larger message at today's gathering. rob. >> reporter: gasia, it was
the family of oscar grant speaks out. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you...
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. >>> about 200 people showed up up at fruitvale bart station to mark the fourth anniversary of oscar grant's shooting death. grant's death sparked outrage. grant was lying face down on the bart platform when bart police officer johannes mehserle shot him in the back. mehserle later said he meant to use his taser. >> my hope for the movie is people will see the truth. people struggle with different issues but they can come out of those issues. >> at yesterday's vigil grant's family called for an end of what they see is racial profiling. >>> the city of oakland is expected to start issuing identification cards to illegal immigrants starting next year. san francisco has a similar id card system. there is also a program in the works in richmond. oakland's id cards will also act as a debt card. the id is to make it legal for them to cash checks. the program legitimatizes illegal immigration. >>> to mark the occasion the museum will be free to everyone until 5:00 tonight. that is when the closing bell will ring and that is when everyone including the staff will make a ceremonial exit. the
. >>> about 200 people showed up up at fruitvale bart station to mark the fourth anniversary of oscar grant's shooting death. grant's death sparked outrage. grant was lying face down on the bart platform when bart police officer johannes mehserle shot him in the back. mehserle later said he meant to use his taser. >> my hope for the movie is people will see the truth. people struggle with different issues but they can come out of those issues. >> at yesterday's vigil...
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the family of oscar grant speaks out. >>> and a bizarre stand off in the south bay involving a naked man. the unusual weapon that had officers on alert. >>> the police shooting of b.a.r.t. passengeroscar grant is being remembered tonight by many people around the bay area. rob roth attended a vigil at oakland's fruitvale station in this fourth anniversary of the shooting of the unarmed man. >> reporter: dozens of people gathered to remember oscar grant. >> if they did not video tape what was happening on that platform. like i said none of us would know who oscar grant is. >> reporter: for grant's mother even four years later the pain of losing her son is still unbearable. >> it doesn't matter if it was a year ago or five years ago, it's still your child and it still hurts. >> reporter: police were responding to reports of a fight when officers detained b.a.r.t. mehserle shot him in the back. >> and he didn't even have to go to prison not one day. he went to jail. you know or protective custody. >> reporter: the larger message today was a call to stop what they see as racial profiling
the family of oscar grant speaks out. >>> and a bizarre stand off in the south bay involving a naked man. the unusual weapon that had officers on alert. >>> the police shooting of b.a.r.t. passengeroscar grant is being remembered tonight by many people around the bay area. rob roth attended a vigil at oakland's fruitvale station in this fourth anniversary of the shooting of the unarmed man. >> reporter: dozens of people gathered to remember oscar grant. >> if they...
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. >>> it will be four years since the shooting death of oscar grant. he was shot and killed by bart police officer johannes mehserle. that shooting was captured on cell phone video. a jury later convicted mehserle of involuntary manslaughter. oscar grant family and friends will be holding a vigil tomorrow afternoon at the fruitvale bart station. >>> it's new years eve. police officers are everywhere watching for drivers who may be celebrating too much. the holiday enforcement started last friday and continues through tomorrow night. dui check points are in place to catch impaired drivers. the chp says it's a particularly dangerous time of the year for drives and if you plan to celebrate the new year by drinking, make sure you have a designated sober driver. the chp also released details of bay area dui related arrests over the past holiday weekend since friday the chp made 123 arrests around the bay area. that is down from 161 arrests during the same time period last year. >>> aaa will also help keep drunk drivers off the road with its tipsy tow progra
. >>> it will be four years since the shooting death of oscar grant. he was shot and killed by bart police officer johannes mehserle. that shooting was captured on cell phone video. a jury later convicted mehserle of involuntary manslaughter. oscar grant family and friends will be holding a vigil tomorrow afternoon at the fruitvale bart station. >>> it's new years eve. police officers are everywhere watching for drivers who may be celebrating too much. the holiday enforcement...
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tomorrow will be four years since the shooting death of oscar grant. grant was shot and killed by bart police officer johan necessary mehserle on the platform of the bart fruitvale station. the shooting was captured on cell phone video and the jury convicted mehserle of involuntary manslaughter. >>> 5:36. security breach at palms spring caused a one hour delay in flights and operations out there. this happened about 1:00 yesterday afternoon. a man went past security without being screened. the airport executive director says he was not arrested because investigators don't think he had any malicious intent. >>> 5:36. as many as 250,000 people are expected to pack san francisco's waterfront to watch the new years eve fair show tonight. that could make for a big wait for crowds to get home after midnight. allie rasmus is live to explain the changes the transit agency is making. >> reporter: market street is behind us. it's pretty empty. fast forward about 18 hours from now this street will be full of new years eve partyers. with all the people in the city
tomorrow will be four years since the shooting death of oscar grant. grant was shot and killed by bart police officer johan necessary mehserle on the platform of the bart fruitvale station. the shooting was captured on cell phone video and the jury convicted mehserle of involuntary manslaughter. >>> 5:36. security breach at palms spring caused a one hour delay in flights and operations out there. this happened about 1:00 yesterday afternoon. a man went past security without being...
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on january 1st, 2009, oscar grant was shot and killed by b.a.r.t. police officer johannes mehserle on the platform of the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station. that shooting was caught on cell phone video. a jury later convicted johannes mehserle of involuntary manslaughter. on the car grant's family and friends will -- oscar grant's family and friends will hold a vigil for him. >>> there was a palm springs -- a breach at palm springs airport. a man went past security without being screened. the man was not relatived because investigators don't believe he had any ma little his in -- any malicious chief. >>> rich rich -- richard lucero was named fremont's interim police chief. >>> 7:5. well, today is gonna be -- 7:35. today is gonna be a very busy day at goodwill stores because of donate-a-thon. brian flores is live to tell us what is happening today and why this is different from earlier years. >> reporter: well, today, is considered the largest donation day. we're live here at the mission street location. the volunteers and workers are all set up for the ann
on january 1st, 2009, oscar grant was shot and killed by b.a.r.t. police officer johannes mehserle on the platform of the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station. that shooting was caught on cell phone video. a jury later convicted johannes mehserle of involuntary manslaughter. on the car grant's family and friends will -- oscar grant's family and friends will hold a vigil for him. >>> there was a palm springs -- a breach at palm springs airport. a man went past security without being screened. the...